Isaiah 1:1–7

The vision^a concerning Judah and Jerusalem^b that Isaiah son of Amoz saw^c during the reigns of Uzziah,^d Jotham,^e Ahaz^f and Hezekiah,^g kings of Judah.

A Rebellious Nation

²Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth!^h

For the Lord has spoken:ⁱ

“I reared children^j and brought them up,

but they have rebelled^k against me.

³The ox knows^l its master,

the donkey its owner’s manger,^m

but Israel does not know,ⁿ

my people do not understand.^o”

⁴Woe to the sinful nation,

a people whose guilt is great,^p

a brood of evildoers,^q

children given to corruption!^r

They have forsaken^s the Lord;

they have spurned the Holy One^t of Israel

and turned their backs^u on him.

⁵Why should you be beaten^v anymore?

Why do you persist^w in rebellion?^x

Your whole head is injured,

your whole heart^y afflicted.^z

⁶From the sole of your foot to the top of your head^a

there is no soundness^b—

only wounds and welts^c

and open sores,

not cleansed or bandaged^d

or soothed with olive oil.^e

⁷Your country is desolate,^f

your cities burned with fire;^g

your fields are being stripped by foreigners^h

right before you,

laid waste as when overthrown by strangers.ⁱ